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Normal weight obesity: a risk factor for cardiometabolic dysregulation and cardiovascular mortality.

Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Sierra-Johnson J, Korenfeld Y, Boarin S, Korinek J, Jensen MD, Parati G, Lopez-Jimenez F.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19933515 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Obstructive sleep apnea and heart failure.

Calvin AD, Albuquerque FN, Adachi T, Somers VK.

Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Dec;11(6):447-54.PMID: 19930982 [PubMed - in process]

High prevalence of abnormal nocturnal oximetry in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Eleid MF, Konecny T, Orban M, Sengupta PP, Somers VK, Parish JM, Mookadam F, Brady PA, Sullivan BL, Khandheria BK, Ommen SR, Tajik AJ.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Nov 3;54(19):1805-9.PMID: 19874995 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Quality of life after bariatric surgery: a population-based cohort study.

Batsis JA, Lopez-Jimenez F, Collazo-Clavell ML, Clark MM, Somers VK, Sarr MG.

Am J Med. 2009 Nov;122(11):1055.e1-1055.e10.PMID: 19854336 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease.

Calvin AD, Somers VK.

Curr Opin Cardiol. 2009 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19644364 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease.

Kato M, Adachi T, Koshino Y, Somers VK.

Circ J. 2009 Aug;73(8):1363-70. Epub 2009 Jun 30.PMID: 19564701 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Self-efficacy after bariatric surgery for obesity. A population-based cohort study.

Batsis JA, Clark MM, Grothe K, Lopez-Jimenez F, Collazo-Clavell ML, Somers VK, Sarr MG.

Appetite. 2009 Jun;52(3):637-45. Epub 2009 Mar 9.PMID: 19501761 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnea, inflammation, and the metabolic syndrome.

Calvin AD, Albuquerque FN, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK.

Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2009 Aug;7(4):271-8. Review.PMID: 19344228 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The effects of sildenafil and acetazolamide on breathing efficiency and ventilatory control during hypoxic exercise.

Lalande S, Snyder EM, Olson TP, Hulsebus ML, Orban M, Somers VK, Johnson BD, Frantz RP.

Eur J Appl Physiol. 2009 Jul;106(4):509-15. Epub 2009 Apr 1.PMID: 19337745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Baroreflex gain in children with obstructive sleep apnea.

McConnell K, Somers VK, Kimball T, Daniels S, VanDyke R, Fenchel M, Cohen A, Willging P, Shamsuzzaman A, Amin R.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jul 1;180(1):42-8. Epub 2009 Mar 12.PMID: 19286627 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Appropriate use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure decreases elevated C-reactive protein in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Ishida K, Kato M, Kato Y, Yanagihara K, Kinugasa Y, Kotani K, Igawa O, Hisatome I, Shigemasa C, Somers VK.

Chest. 2009 Jul;136(1):125-9. Epub 2009 Mar 2.PMID: 19255295 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sleep-disordered breathing and atrial fibrillation.

Caples SM, Somers VK.

Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Mar-Apr;51(5):411-5. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19249447 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnea and risk of stroke: time for a trial.

Calvin AD, Somers VK.

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Feb;6(2):90-1. Epub 2008 Dec 9.PMID: 19065125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence and management of central sleep apnea in heart failure patients.

Mookadam F, Calvin AD, Somers VK.

Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2008 Dec;5(4):233-7. Review.PMID: 19032919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dynamic changes of left ventricular performance and left atrial volume induced by the mueller maneuver in healthy young adults and implications for obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure.

Orban M, Bruce CJ, Pressman GS, Leinveber P, Romero-Corral A, Korinek J, Konecny T, Villarraga HR, Kara T, Caples SM, Somers VK.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Dec 1;102(11):1557-61. Epub 2008 Sep 15.PMID: 19026314 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and sleep-disordered breathing: an unfavorable combination.

Sengupta PP, Sorajja D, Eleid MF, Somers VK, Ommen SR, Parish JM, Khandheria B, Tajik AJ.

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Jan;6(1):14-5. Epub 2008 Nov 18. No abstract available. PMID: 19015644 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Last word on viewpoint: effect of altitude on leptin levels, does it go up or down?

Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Johnson BD.

J Appl Physiol. 2008 Nov;105(5):1691. No abstract available. PMID: 18984919 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

IGF-I/IGFBP-3 ratio: a mechanistic insight into the metabolic syndrome.

Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F, Mälarstig A, Brismar K, Hamsten A, Fisher RM, Hellénius ML.

Clin Sci (Lond). 2009 Mar;116(6):507-12.PMID: 18816247 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Circadian rhythm of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator discharges in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Kiernan TJ, Weivoda PL, Somers VK, Ommen SR, Gersh BJ.

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Oct;31(10):1253-8.PMID: 18811804 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiovascular risk after bariatric surgery for obesity.

Batsis JA, Sarr MG, Collazo-Clavell ML, Thomas RJ, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Oct 1;102(7):930-7. Epub 2008 Jul 17. Review.PMID: 18805125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: an American Heart Association/american College Of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council On Cardiovascular Nursing. In collaboration with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (National Institutes of Health).

Somers VK, White DP, Amin R, Abraham WT, Costa F, Culebras A, Daniels S, Floras JS, Hunt CE, Olson LJ, Pickering TG, Russell R, Woo M, Young T; American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology; American Heart Association Stroke Council; American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; American College of Cardiology Foundation.

Circulation. 2008 Sep 2;118(10):1080-111. Epub 2008 Aug 25. No abstract available. Erratum in: Circulation. 2009 Mar 31;119(12):e380. PMID: 18725495 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: an American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing.

Somers VK, White DP, Amin R, Abraham WT, Costa F, Culebras A, Daniels S, Floras JS, Hunt CE, Olson LJ, Pickering TG, Russell R, Woo M, Young T.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Aug 19;52(8):686-717. No abstract available. PMID: 18702977 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Concentration of apolipoprotein B is comparable with the apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I ratio and better than routine clinical lipid measurements in predicting coronary heart disease mortality: findings from a multi-ethnic US population.

Sierra-Johnson J, Fisher RM, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F, Ohrvik J, Walldius G, Hellenius ML, Hamsten A.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Mar;30(6):710-7. Epub 2008 Aug 1.PMID: 18676970 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of bariatric surgery on the metabolic syndrome: a population-based, long-term controlled study.

Batsis JA, Romero-Corral A, Collazo-Clavell ML, Sarr MG, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Aug;83(8):897-907.PMID: 18674474 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease. An American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing Council.

Somers VK, White DP, Amin R, Abraham WT, Costa F, Culebras A, Daniels S, Floras JS, Hunt CE, Olson LJ, Pickering TG, Russell R, Woo M, Young T.

Circulation. 2008 Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 18663091 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Day-night variation of acute myocardial infarction in obstructive sleep apnea.

Kuniyoshi FH, Garcia-Touchard A, Gami AS, Romero-Corral A, van der Walt C, Pusalavidyasagar S, Kara T, Caples SM, Pressman GS, Vasquez EC, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jul 29;52(5):343-6.PMID: 18652941 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Heightened acute circulatory responses to smoking in women.

Hering D, Somers VK, Kara T, Jazdzewski K, Jurak P, Kucharska W, Narkiewicz K.

Blood Press. 2008;17(3):141-6.PMID: 18608198 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.

Okcay A, Somers VK, Caples SM.

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Jul;10(7):549-55. Review.PMID: 18607146 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Central sleep apnea: implications for congestive heart failure.

Garcia-Touchard A, Somers VK, Olson LJ, Caples SM.

Chest. 2008 Jun;133(6):1495-504. Review.PMID: 18574295 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Apolipoproteins: promising biomarkers for cardiovascular risk prediction.

Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F.

J Intern Med. 2008 Jul;264(1):1-3. No abstract available. PMID: 18554334 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognostic importance of weight loss in patients with coronary heart disease regardless of initial body mass index.

Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F, Thomas RJ, Squires RW, Allison TG.

Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2008 Jun;15(3):336-40.PMID: 18525390 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Major weight loss prevents long-term left atrial enlargement in patients with morbid and extreme obesity.

Garza CA, Pellikka PA, Somers VK, Sarr MG, Seward JB, Collazo-Clavell ML, Oehler E, Lopez-Jimenez F.

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Sep;9(5):587-93. Epub 2008 Apr 4.PMID: 18490311 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Environmental smoke exposure: a complex cardiovascular challenge.

Hausberg M, Somers VK.

Hypertension. 2008 Jun;51(6):1468-9. Epub 2008 Apr 28. No abstract available. PMID: 18443230 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in retired National Football League players.

Miller MA, Croft LB, Belanger AR, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Roberts AJ, Goldman ME.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 May 1;101(9):1281-4. Epub 2008 Mar 7.PMID: 18435958 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationships between leptin and C-reactive protein with cardiovascular disease in the adult general population.

Romero-Corral A, Sierra-Johnson J, Lopez-Jimenez F, Thomas RJ, Singh P, Hoffmann M, Okcay A, Korinek J, Wolk R, Somers VK.

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Jul;5(7):418-25. Epub 2008 Apr 22.PMID: 18431365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Leptin, a novel predictor of lung function in heart failure.

Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Olson LJ, Johnson BD.

Chest. 2008 Aug;134(2):346-50. Epub 2008 Apr 10.PMID: 18403666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Short-term effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on sleep-disordered breathing in patients with systolic heart failure.

Kara T, Novak M, Nykodym J, Bybee KA, Meluzin J, Orban M, Novakova Z, Lipoldova J, Hayes DL, Soucek M, Vitovec J, Somers VK.

Chest. 2008 Jul;134(1):87-93. Epub 2008 Apr 10.PMID: 18403662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Differentiating between body fat and lean mass-how should we measure obesity?

Romero-Corral A, Lopez-Jimenez F, Sierra-Johnson J, Somers VK.

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Jun;4(6):322-3. Epub 2008 Apr 1. No abstract available. PMID: 18382423 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Implications of obstructive sleep apnea for atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death.

Gami AS, Somers VK.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2008 Sep;19(9):997-1003. Epub 2008 Mar 21. Review.PMID: 18373598 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The apolipoprotein b/apolipoprotein AI ratio in the metabolic syndrome-should we start using it?

Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Winter;3(1):53-4. No abstract available. PMID: 18326976 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnea: implications for cardiac and vascular disease.

Lopez-Jimenez F, Sert Kuniyoshi FH, Gami A, Somers VK.

Chest. 2008 Mar;133(3):793-804. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18321908 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Blood pressure surges during office-based transurethral microwave therapy for the prostate.

Larson BT, Mynderse LA, Somers VK, Jaff MR, Evans WP, Larson TR.

Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Mar;83(3):309-12.PMID: 18315997 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Weight change after myocardial infarction--the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease patients (ENRICHD) experience.

Lopez-Jimenez F, Wu CO, Tian X, O'Connor C, Rich MW, Burg MM, Sheps D, Raczynski J, Somers VK, Jaffe AS.

Am Heart J. 2008 Mar;155(3):478-84. Epub 2008 Jan 15.PMID: 18294480 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population.

Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Sierra-Johnson J, Thomas RJ, Collazo-Clavell ML, Korinek J, Allison TG, Batsis JA, Sert-Kuniyoshi FH, Lopez-Jimenez F.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 Jun;32(6):959-66. Epub 2008 Feb 19.PMID: 18283284 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effect of altitude on leptin levels, does it go up or down?

Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Johnson BD.

J Appl Physiol. 2008 Nov;105(5):1684-5. Epub 2008 Feb 14. No abstract available. PMID: 18276896 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Independent association between obstructive sleep apnea and subclinical coronary artery disease.

Sorajja D, Gami AS, Somers VK, Behrenbeck TR, Garcia-Touchard A, Lopez-Jimenez F.

Chest. 2008 Apr;133(4):927-33. Epub 2008 Feb 8.PMID: 18263678 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary hypertension.

Golbin JM, Somers VK, Caples SM.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008 Feb 15;5(2):200-6. Review.PMID: 18250213 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sleep apnea and hypertension: interactions and implications for management.

Kapa S, Sert Kuniyoshi FH, Somers VK.

Hypertension. 2008 Mar;51(3):605-8. Epub 2008 Jan 28. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 18227409 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

New insights into the predictors of left atrial stunning after successful direct-current cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and flutter.

Melduni RM, Malouf JF, Chandrasekaran K, Bruce CJ, White RD, Law KK, Al Atawi FO, Somers VK, Gersh BJ, Hodge DO, Friedman PA, Seward JB, Ammash NM.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jul;21(7):848-54. Epub 2008 Jan 28.PMID: 18222642 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Atrial fibrillation and obesity--results of a meta-analysis.

Wanahita N, Messerli FH, Bangalore S, Gami AS, Somers VK, Steinberg JS.

Am Heart J. 2008 Feb;155(2):310-5. Epub 2007 Dec 19.PMID: 18215602 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles